Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-21
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FOOD FOR FLAMES.
FNre t Fires Reduce a Mich
igan Village to Ashes.
Serious A poo. Of the Strikes--De atiIs
Of the Texas Train Robbery.
Lake Linden city Burned.

broke out IN Lake Linden City this
afternoon, destroying nearly half the
town. Most OF the business houses are
burned. The fire is now under control.
The losses and insurance are not yet
obtainable.
Tks & mere is now under control.
Flames were frst noticed issuing from
second story Of Neumen & Trelease's
general merchandise store. Everything
was as dry as finder, and despite the
heroic efforts OF the fremen and citizens
the spread Of flames was very rapid. In
less than two hours after the first alarm
the entire business portion of the town
from the starting point of the fire to
the public eohool. house building was in
ashes. Every saloon but one and every
store structure except that occupied by
j.. Weber g. Go. as o meat market was de-
stroyed. The loss is a terrible n to
Lake Linden, and conservative judges
place the peouniary damage to 81. 100000.
The insurance is probably not less than
$3.50, 900. No lives were lost as far as
known. The property Of the Calumet and
Hscla company escaped without damage.
Both the Honghton and Hancock five
companies responded nobly to the call
for assistance and did great work. Near.
~ sYssy family turned ont reports great
loss Of household goods and surplus
clothing, the flames reaching Out with
such rapiditY that household quickly
realized that their only safety was in in
slant fight. The fire originated in the
upper story of the Neuman Il Trelease
bloc3i, breaking out as the whistles blew
for IL O'Clock and in less than FIVE
minutes adcnse volume OF smoke was
issuing through holes about the
middle of the roof. An explosion
followed. blowing out the roof and en-
tire front of the block and communica-
ting the flames to the Tampioc saloon
across the street, and in an incredibly
short time the whole village seemed a
mass OF flames. Panic seized every one.
The fire department was fifteen minutes
in reaching the fire after ii broke out,
and then was helpless, the flames having
made such headway that no agency OF
man could be OF any avail. Hundreds
Of families are Tooaess tonight, without
bedding or clothing except what they
have on. No stores are left to furnish
supplies, and Hancock and Houghton
merchants are sending mattresses and
bedding to the homeless people, Neuman
is in Europe. Trelease wat in Calumet
chen the fire broke out, and reached
Lake Linden to see his block and
store wholly enveloped in flames.
Everything was dry as Under from the
long drouth, and even solid brick blocks
melted awess before the furious flames
like SNOW. Flames swept clean to the
shores of the lake from the school-honse
half o mile away, three or foul blocks
wide. Tho town is wiped ont, A rough
estimate OF the losses only is possible al
this hoar, the intense excitement max
ing IL hard to get OF the real iacts. The
loss on stores alone foots vi about $500
coo. VIM. Harris, general store and resi-
dence, $l00.0 Newman & Trelease,
general store and building. $4,000
Henne & 90, general store, $4,000
Neuman & Hart. $4,000; and many
other losses from $1,000 down.
Marquette, Mich, 2O-Fires are still
burning in all directions No fatalities
are reported. higher winds prevail to
day and the fires are breaking out in
new localities. 1t is estimated the up
per peninsula is SS,000,0 600 poorer OF
account of the winds two weeks ago snt
these fires.
La Crosse, May 2o-Firas are raging
on the east fork sof Black river. N. B
Holway had 5 1000, O0O feet OF logs des,
troyed and the Messrs Ait,s also los
considerable.
The Texas Train Robbery.
Woca, Tex, May 20-The following
particulars Of the train robbery on tn,
Great Northern road at McNeill station
have been learned. Twelve mounte,
men did the work, and they went at 1
With no such system, and their plan
worked 30 we'll that they secured
large amount of money from the Paciti
express company. A passenger on tn,
train says that when the train pulled nj
at McNeiM station it was found that th,
agent and two gentlemen were in charg,
OF twelve robbers. The robbers han
rolled g log in front Of the engine an,
the engineer and firemen we're guarded b,
some OF them while others proceeded /,
fire into the top OF the cars. The passen
gers were told that il they kept quie
they would not be molested. One pas
senger was shot in the hard, and o brake
ma named White had his cheek Craze,
by . bullet. The express agent refuses
to open the express car and the robber
broke open the car door and knocke
him down. The safe was broken ope,
and robbed, the amount OF money OBJ
tanned being v~ariously estimated at sal
ooo 70 $4,000. After the robbers ha
secured the Doodle they told the trail
men to roll the log off the track an
they could SO l. After robbing th
train they mounted their horres and rod
away. The train was delayed only abou
q half an hour.
Strikes in the states.
Chicago, May 20-From all points q